| Apron |
An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings. |
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| Apron |
Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; |
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| Apron |
The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck. |
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| Apron |
A piece of leather, or other material, to be spread before a person riding on an outside seat of a vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a boot. |
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| Apron |
A leaden plate that covers the vent of a cannon. |
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| Apron |
A piece of carved timber, just above the foremost end of the keel. |
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| Apron |
A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a dock, against which the dock gates are shut. |
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| Apron |
A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to make a gradual descent. |
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| Apron |
The piece that holds the cutting tool of a planer. |
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| Apron |
A strip of lead which leads the drip of a wall into a gutter; a flashing. |
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| Apron |
The infolded abdomen of a crab. |
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| Apron string |
The string of an apron. |
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